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No. 97-2414
DAVID WOOLER,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
SCOTT HANCOCK,
Defendant, Appellee.
Before
the time he was hired until sometime later that same year when
Cotter went on maternity leave.
Shortly after Cotter went on leave, Hancock (and
possibly one or two other town officials) had a meeting with
Wilson about Wooler.
He also
On March 3,
Wooler filed
This
appeal followed.
We review the grant of summary judgment de novo.
Hinchey v. NYNEX Corp., 144 F.3d 134, 140 (1st Cir. 1998).
In
Summary judgment is
causation.
The evidence proffered by Hancock to negate an
inference of causation is strong.
deposition testimony of Wilson.
the person who made the termination decision, and that Wooler
was terminated because of his job performance.
According to
In
Wilson Dep.
Although, as noted
Such a
Equip. Corp., 846 F.2d 103, 110 (1st Cir. 1988) (observing that
a showing of discharge "soon after" the employee engages in
Finally,
Id.(citatio